Chords for Johnny Adams - Salt of The Earth
Tempo:
133.95 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
B
C#m
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[E] [A]
[E] [C#]
[B] Let's drink to [A] the hardworking [E] people And [B] let's drink [A] to the lowly [E] of birth
[B] Raise your glass [F#m] to the good and [E] the evil Let's [B] drink [A] to the salt [E] of the earth
Say [B] a prayer [A] for the common [E] foot soldier
[B] Sparrow thought for [A] his back breaking [E] word
[B] Say a prayer for [A] his wife and [E] his children Who [B] burned the fire and who [A] stills hear the [E] air
And
[A]
[C#m]
when I search my face with pride I [C#m]
can see a swirling mass of grey
Hard as they [G#m] tell you about it, [C#m] black and white [Am] But you know they don't look real to me, no no
In [A] fact they look so [B] strange, yeah, oh yeah, yeah
[E] Raise your [B] glass to the [A] hardworking [E] people Let's [B] drink to [A] the [E] uncounted heads
[B] Let's think [E]
of the [A] wandering millions Who [B] need leaders but [A] get gamblers [E] instead, yeah
[C#m]
When I search my face with pride, oh [C#m] yeah, yeah I can still see a mass of grey
Yes I can right now, black and white But [Am] they don't look real to me, [Em] no they [A] don't
In fact they look so [B] strange, yeah, yeah
[E] [B] Let's drink to [A] the hardworking [E] people Let's drink to [A] the [E] lowly of birth
[B] Let's drink to [A] the rantagging [E] people Let's [B] drink to the [A] salt of the earth
Let's [B] drink [A] to the hardworking people
[E] [E]
[B]
[N]
[E] [A]
[E] [C#]
[B] Let's drink to [A] the hardworking [E] people And [B] let's drink [A] to the lowly [E] of birth
[B] Raise your glass [F#m] to the good and [E] the evil Let's [B] drink [A] to the salt [E] of the earth
Say [B] a prayer [A] for the common [E] foot soldier
[B] Sparrow thought for [A] his back breaking [E] word
[B] Say a prayer for [A] his wife and [E] his children Who [B] burned the fire and who [A] stills hear the [E] air
And
[A]
[C#m]
when I search my face with pride I [C#m]
can see a swirling mass of grey
Hard as they [G#m] tell you about it, [C#m] black and white [Am] But you know they don't look real to me, no no
In [A] fact they look so [B] strange, yeah, oh yeah, yeah
[E] Raise your [B] glass to the [A] hardworking [E] people Let's [B] drink to [A] the [E] uncounted heads
[B] Let's think [E]
of the [A] wandering millions Who [B] need leaders but [A] get gamblers [E] instead, yeah
[C#m]
When I search my face with pride, oh [C#m] yeah, yeah I can still see a mass of grey
Yes I can right now, black and white But [Am] they don't look real to me, [Em] no they [A] don't
In fact they look so [B] strange, yeah, yeah
[E] [B] Let's drink to [A] the hardworking [E] people Let's drink to [A] the [E] lowly of birth
[B] Let's drink to [A] the rantagging [E] people Let's [B] drink to the [A] salt of the earth
Let's [B] drink [A] to the hardworking people
[E] [E]
[B]
[N]
Key:
A
E
B
C#m
Am
A
E
B
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] Let's drink to [A] the hardworking [E] people And _ _ _ [B] let's drink _ _ [A] to the lowly [E] of birth _ _ _
_ _ [B] Raise your glass _ [F#m] to the good and [E] the evil _ _ Let's _ [B] drink _ _ [A] to the salt [E] of the earth _ _
_ _ Say [B] a prayer [A] for the common [E] foot _ soldier _
_ _ _ [B] Sparrow thought for [A] his back breaking [E] _ word _ _
_ _ [B] Say a prayer for [A] his wife and [E] his children _ _ Who _ [B] burned the fire _ and who [A] stills hear the [E] air
And _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ when I search my face with pride I _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
can see a swirling mass of grey
Hard as they [G#m] tell you about it, [C#m] _ black and white _ [Am] But you know they don't look real to me, no no
In [A] fact they look so _ [B] strange, yeah, oh yeah, _ yeah
[E] _ _ Raise your [B] glass to the [A] _ hardworking [E] people _ _ _ _ Let's [B] drink to [A] the _ [E] uncounted heads _
_ _ [B] Let's think _ _ [E]
of the [A] wandering _ _ millions Who _ [B] need leaders but [A] get gamblers [E] instead, yeah
_ [C#m] _
_ _ When I search my face with pride, oh [C#m] yeah, yeah _ _ I can still see a mass of grey
Yes I can right now, _ _ black and white But _ _ [Am] they don't look real to me, [Em] no they [A] don't
In fact they _ look so [B] strange, yeah, _ yeah
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] Let's drink _ to [A] the hardworking [E] people _ _ _ _ Let's drink _ to [A] the [E] lowly of birth _
_ _ [B] Let's drink _ to [A] the rantagging [E] _ people _ _ _ Let's [B] drink _ _ to the [A] salt of the earth _ _ _
Let's [B] drink _ _ [A] to the hardworking people
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] Let's drink to [A] the hardworking [E] people And _ _ _ [B] let's drink _ _ [A] to the lowly [E] of birth _ _ _
_ _ [B] Raise your glass _ [F#m] to the good and [E] the evil _ _ Let's _ [B] drink _ _ [A] to the salt [E] of the earth _ _
_ _ Say [B] a prayer [A] for the common [E] foot _ soldier _
_ _ _ [B] Sparrow thought for [A] his back breaking [E] _ word _ _
_ _ [B] Say a prayer for [A] his wife and [E] his children _ _ Who _ [B] burned the fire _ and who [A] stills hear the [E] air
And _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ when I search my face with pride I _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
can see a swirling mass of grey
Hard as they [G#m] tell you about it, [C#m] _ black and white _ [Am] But you know they don't look real to me, no no
In [A] fact they look so _ [B] strange, yeah, oh yeah, _ yeah
[E] _ _ Raise your [B] glass to the [A] _ hardworking [E] people _ _ _ _ Let's [B] drink to [A] the _ [E] uncounted heads _
_ _ [B] Let's think _ _ [E]
of the [A] wandering _ _ millions Who _ [B] need leaders but [A] get gamblers [E] instead, yeah
_ [C#m] _
_ _ When I search my face with pride, oh [C#m] yeah, yeah _ _ I can still see a mass of grey
Yes I can right now, _ _ black and white But _ _ [Am] they don't look real to me, [Em] no they [A] don't
In fact they _ look so [B] strange, yeah, _ yeah
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] Let's drink _ to [A] the hardworking [E] people _ _ _ _ Let's drink _ to [A] the [E] lowly of birth _
_ _ [B] Let's drink _ to [A] the rantagging [E] _ people _ _ _ Let's [B] drink _ _ to the [A] salt of the earth _ _ _
Let's [B] drink _ _ [A] to the hardworking people
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _